Self-Complexity and Health Promotion

Promising but Premature

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13651998
AutoresPaul J Hershberger (0000-0002-7601-7197, The Ohio State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1990
Volumen66
Número3_suppl
Páginas1207-1216
Fecha de publicación1990-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1990.66.3c.1207
PMID2385711
OpenAlexW2017500619
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas21

Self-complexity, the number of nonredundant aspects by which the self is cognitively represented, was reported in 1987 by Linville to function as a buffer against the adverse consequences of stress under conditions of high stress. An attempt was made to increase the self-complexity of 110 undergraduates through the use of psychoeducational interventions, with the goal of decreasing physical symptoms. None of four interventions produced an increase in self-complexity or a decrease in physical symptoms. Using multiple regression, the previously reported buffering interaction was evident only among those experiencing the strongest intervention, and Linville's results were not replicated when the entire data set was analyzed. The hypothesis of a relationship between self-complexity and individuals' sense of meaning and purpose in life was not corroborated by correlational analysis. It is concluded that the relationship between self-complexity and health remains intriguing but inadequately tested

Developmental psychology · Function (biology · Intervention (counseling · Meaning (existential · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Set (abstract data type · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology